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... woods , popular tales , etc. , in which the colloquial or familiar language of particular States predominates . The humorous writings of Judge Halibur- ton of Nova Scotia give a tolerably correct though exaggerated specimen . of the ...
... woods , popular tales , etc. , in which the colloquial or familiar language of particular States predominates . The humorous writings of Judge Halibur- ton of Nova Scotia give a tolerably correct though exaggerated specimen . of the ...
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... " ALAMO . ( Span . ) See Cotton - wood . ALBANY BEEF . Sturgeon ; so called because it abounds in the Hudson River , and is much eaten in the city of Albany . ALBANY HEMP . ( Urtica canadensis . ) Canada nettle 4 ADO - ALB.
... " ALAMO . ( Span . ) See Cotton - wood . ALBANY BEEF . Sturgeon ; so called because it abounds in the Hudson River , and is much eaten in the city of Albany . ALBANY HEMP . ( Urtica canadensis . ) Canada nettle 4 ADO - ALB.
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... wood having a somewhat spicy flavor . ALMIGHTY DOLLAR . A term applied to money as " the root of all evil . " W. Irving , The almighty dollar , that great object of universal devotion throughout our land , seems to have no genuine ...
... wood having a somewhat spicy flavor . ALMIGHTY DOLLAR . A term applied to money as " the root of all evil . " W. Irving , The almighty dollar , that great object of universal devotion throughout our land , seems to have no genuine ...
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... WOOD . ( Viburnum dentatum . ) It is from the long and straight stems of this shrub that the Indians between the Mississippi and the Pacific make their arrows . ARROYO . ( Span . ) See Gulch . • ARY OF AIRY . A common corruption of e'er ...
... WOOD . ( Viburnum dentatum . ) It is from the long and straight stems of this shrub that the Indians between the Mississippi and the Pacific make their arrows . ARROYO . ( Span . ) See Gulch . • ARY OF AIRY . A common corruption of e'er ...
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... wood ) , the name of the tree is made a reproach in the following extract from one of Brigham Young's " sermons ... woods . 2. A piece of low , marshy ground , producing large numbers of Bay- trees . North Carolina . BAYBERRY . ( Myrica ...
... wood ) , the name of the tree is made a reproach in the following extract from one of Brigham Young's " sermons ... woods . 2. A piece of low , marshy ground , producing large numbers of Bay- trees . North Carolina . BAYBERRY . ( Myrica ...
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